1、100 metres in 8 seconds?Lesson 1 Super AthletesWhich champion athlete do you think can run 100 meters in 8 seconds?Is it possible for you?Maurice GreeneMaurice Greene第一位同时拥有第一位同时拥有5050米、米、6060米和米和100100米米33项世界记的男选手。项世界记的男选手。Floyd LandisFloyd Landis20062006年环法自行车年环法自行车赛冠军赛冠军,第三位获第三位获此殊荣的美国人此殊荣的美国人Mar
2、ion JonesMarion Jones20002000年悉尼奥运会年悉尼奥运会女子女子100100米、米、200200米、米、4x4004x400米接力米接力冠军冠军Florence GriffithFlorence Griffith奥运短跑三项金牌得奥运短跑三项金牌得主，同时也是主，同时也是100100米米及及200200米短跑的世界米短跑的世界纪录保持人纪录保持人Ben Johnson Ben Johnson 汉城奥运会以惊人汉城奥运会以惊人成绩打破男子百米成绩打破男子百米世界纪录并夺得金世界纪录并夺得金牌牌Super Athletesdoping n.服用兴奋剂gene-therap
3、y 基因疗法dash n.短跑marathon n.马拉松赛跑enhancesupremetoleratedoubtfulseekannualincrease stand;bearhighest,greatest yearlydo not believe,suspiciouslook forMatch the words with their meanings.abuse vt.滥用They the trust the company had shown in them,the boss is very angry.滥用abusedusedviolate vt.违反，违背Do doping a
4、nd gene-therapy the Olympic spirit?violateviolet违背fundamental adj.根本的，基本的Doping is a form of cheating.fundamental根本的abuseviolatecontroversial adj.有争议的oppose vt.反对Gene-therapy is very and many people further research into it.有争议的反对controversialopposeWhat is the Olympic spirit?Is it good for athletes
5、to cheat in the competition?Fast ReadingWhat is the general idea of the passage?A.The athletes who took part in the first Olympic Games are not as fast as athletes today.B.Doping is a huge problem in the sporting world.C.The present and future of the sporting world is being seriously and negatively
6、affected by doping and gene-therapy.D.Ben Johnson,Florence Griffith and Floyd Landis have all shocked the world by their speed.Read the text again,match the key information with each part.Records have fallenDopingGene-therapy Olympic spiritPart one.(1-2)Part two.(3-6)Part three.(7)Part four.(8)A:Whi
7、ch champion athlete can run 100 metres in 8 seconds?B:I dont know.But we come across the issue-enhancing drugs.These drugs are developed to help people with illnesses,but in the wrong hands,they create“supreme athletes”.A:Taking these drugs is known as“doping”,they cause problems for those who abuse
8、 them.B:The sports world does not tolerate doping as it is a fundamental form of cheating.A:Yes.“Gene-therapy”will be the next big threat.It is controversial and many people oppose further research into it.B:I agree.Both doping and gene-therapy violate the Olympic spirit.The spirit of competition-higher,faster,stronger-emphasises taking part rather than winning.Thats why thousands of people are crazy about their hero and the great Olympic!
